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Post Magazine – 7 July 2011
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TSC re-opens premiums inquiry - Insurance News Now – 7 July 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week's major general insurance stories which include chair of the Transport Select Committee, Louise Ellman telling Post that motor insurers will be called back to parliament for further questioning…
Professional negligence claims set to rise
Professional negligence claims are expected to rise before the year is out, according to law firm Browne Jacobson.
Property Risks sets sights on expansion
Property Risks has set its sights on doubling its size in the next three years through geographical expansion and product development.
ABI approves fraud register and police unit
The Association of British Insurers has approved the Insurance Fraud Register and agreed to an industry-funded police unit dedicated to tackling organised crime.
SLS names new managing director
Crawford & Company UK has appointed John Buckle managing director of Crawford company, SLS.
Swiss Re warns of growing subsidence risk
Swiss Re has warned that climate change could “magnify” an already significant increase in property damage as a result of soil subsidence.
Swiss Re warns of growing subsidence risk
Swiss Re has warned that climate change could “magnify” an already significant increase in property damage as a result of soil subsidence.
MYI forms joint venture in India
McLarens Young International has opened a full service loss adjusting network in India.
Reinsurers face hefty costs after ‘exceptional’ run of nat-cats
Reinsurers and insurers are facing hefty costs following an ‘exceptional’ run of natural catastrophes over the past 16 months, a Willis Re report has found.
CFC names claims manager
CFC Underwriting has appointed Tim Danbury claims manager at the MGA.
Rehab firm appoints case managers
Proclaim Care has appointed two case managers based in the South of England.
Software firm warns against perils of inefficiency
Software specialists MSM Risk Management has warned that insurers could miss out on profits and make their risk engineering processes “cost centres rather than profit centres” due to inefficient processes.
Silverbeck Rymer prepares for "rapid growth" by appointing managing director
Bosses at Silverbeck Rymer have vowed to continue on the path of “rapid growth” after appointing the companies first ever managing director.
AMII to step up fight for tax concessions
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries has appointed executive committee member Lindsey Joseph from LEBC Corporate Healthcare Solutions as secretary/membership secretary.
Foil calls for fixed fees to be slashed
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has urged the government to extend the road traffic accident claims portal to £25 000 and to reduce fixed fees in the regime.
Flagstone: US reinsurance rates rise 10%
North American reinsurance renewals have increased by an average of 10%, according to Flagstone Re.
Hire car insurance "baffles" consumers
British travellers are being "scared" into buying extra car insurance on hire cars because of widespread ignorance about excess cover, an online insurance company has found.
‘Dirty secret’ comes as no surprise to legal expenses group
The Legal Expenses Group has welcomed Jack Straw’s investigation into referral fees.
First named storm of 2011 hurricane season
Tropical storm Arlene has become the first named storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, according to catastrophe modelling firm Air Worldwide.
DWF reports rapid growth
DWF has posted a 35% increase in net profit and a 15% rise in turnover to £83m for the year ending April 2011.
Post history - 20 years ago: US blamed for Lloyd's record losses
Looking back through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 20 years ago reveals.
CMC numbers up 20%
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has found the number of claims management companies assisting with injury claims in the UK has risen by 20% in 12 months.
Keoghs boss: motor claims costs to rise under reforms
The Ministry of Justice should "refocus on cost" if Lord Justice Jackson's reforms are to deliver lower premiums for customers. Steve Thomas, director of market affairs at law firm Keoghs, has warned the government consultation that started in August…